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Chuck Hurd was arrested Wednesday night on 48 charges related to possession of Class I dangerous wildlife A snake dealer and two other men arrested in an investigation of a fatal copperhead bite took a plea deal Monday and avoided jail.Chuck Hurd, 39, of Gate City, Va., pleaded guilty to 22 counts of violating Tennessee s ban on possessing and transporting poisonous snakes. He and the other men were fined $1,000 and put on probation.Hurd originally was charged with 48 counts [url=https://www.stanleycups.pl]kubki stanley[/url] , each carrying a maximum possible penalty of nearly a year in jail. Hurd and the other defendants, Michael Roger Clark, 32, and Timothy L. Lunsford, 37, were arrested after [url=https://www.stanleycups.ro]stanley cupe[/url] Wade Westbrook was bitten Jan. 29 while handling the snake at his home in East Ridge, a Chattanooga suburb where the men live. A [url=https://www.cups-stanley.de]stanley cup[/url] hearing for a fourth man charged in the case, Derek Lee Schrader, 20, was delayed.Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency spokesman Dan Hicks said Monday that the snakes seized from the men were going to be used in educational programs, possibly zoos. In Tennessee the possession of poisonous snakes is a public safety issue, Hicks said. Our native wildlife species should remain wild. Assistant District Attorney Ben Boyer said he could not comment with a fourth case pending.Hurd said the confiscation of his snakes, including an irreplaceable copperhead-cottonmouth hybrid, and publicity about the case, interrupted his appearances at animal shows and has hurt his reputation. It s going to greatly affect wha